The Licchavi Republic
The republic of Licchavi, also known as the Vajji confederacy, is said to be the first republic of the world, which emerged around 600 BC. It was situated on the northern banks of the Ganga, spread over present day Bihar and some regions of Nepal, with its capital city as Vaishali. This republic finds mention in Buddhist and Jain literature as a strong and prosperous kingdom. It was said to have been later annexed by the imperial Gupta rulers. However, little is known about the early history of the Licchavi Republic.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rashmi is a legal professional in her early thirties. She is a commerce graduate, a law graduate and a qualified company secretary. She currently heads the legal and secretarial department of an IT company in Mumbai.
Rashmi has been an avid reader of ancient Indian history. She strongly feels that history textbooks are dry and limited versions of exciting stories, which should be excavated and brought to young readers. Her fascination with an amazing event of ancient Indian history which took place in 600 BCE and its intriguing connection with the Mahabharat war, led her to write her debut novel “The Rigveda Code”.
Rashmi stays in Mumbai with her husband, Lalit, her three year old son, Sohum, and her in-laws, Maya and Mohan.
Table of Contents
COVER
TITLE
COPYRIGHTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROLOGUE
1. THE UNIQUE ‘RAJAYOGA’
2. THE LOST CHAKRA
3. THE KINGDOM OF KOSAL
4. THE GREAT GURU OF ARCHERY
5. THE BATTLE OF KAAWAR
6. THE WISE OLD MAN OF BHOGANAGARA
7. THE VISITORS FROM TAKSHASHILA
8. THE SECRET REVEALED
9. LOVE BECKONS…
10. THE KSHATRIYA CODE
11. THE CONSPIRACY OF KOSAL
12. THE SOULMATES
13. DAWN AND DUSK
14. THE CAPITAL UNDER ATTACK
15. THE WISH OF VASUMNA
16. THE WORDS OF THE LORD
17. THE SIEGE OF SRAVASTI
18. THE SHADOWS OF THE GREAT WAR
19. THE SIEGE OF VAISHALI
20. THE AUSPICIOUS CHAKRA
21. THE RULE OF THE GANARAJAS
EPILOGUE
GLOSSARY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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